Yes.
I have plans.
Official, BIG plans.
2011 has become the year of the half marathon.
After further discussion with my husband about what it means for me to join the Running Room's half marathon training clinic (out two consecutive nights a week and Sunday mornings which leaves him with bed-time duty and crazy morning duty) and rationalizing the need of the baby to nurse to sleep (Perhaps being bottle fed at bed time more often will lead to less wake ups?), I've decided to join the program and run the Half Marathon at Mississauga on May 15th!
Officially, I need to call/go out to the store and join. Then I need to register. However I feel like the decision has been made and that is the most important step.
To be honest. I'm afraid.
I'm very afraid I won't be able to keep up with the training.
I'm NOT afraid of the race.
HA!
I know that once I start the race, I'll finish.
I know that getting to the finish means training.
But I'm afraid of the training.
Strange? Maybe.
Other race plans for 2011 are hazy as this is the BIG one.
Right now, I want to do the Bread and Honey 5k again (with my mat leave friend, Jenn), the Zoo 10k and maybe another half in the fall (Oakville? Hamilton? Niagara?). Perhaps I'll do a few women's only runs as well.
Who knows? The main event happens in 18 weeks.
18 weeks.
Hol-lee Mol-lee.
Update: Sign up for training program completed.
Update #2: I've signed up for the RACE.
AKA, THIS IS NOW REAL!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Conversations in Gear with a 4-year old
Alasdair: Mummy, what's this?
Me: It's my running bra.
Alasdair: Can I get one for when I go treadmilling [running on the dreadmill]?
Me: No, boys don't need them. Boys don't have breasts.
Alasdair: Oh. When I get older, I'm going to put breasts on my Christmas list.
Me: I'm sure you will
Me: It's my running bra.
Alasdair: Can I get one for when I go treadmilling [running on the dreadmill]?
Me: No, boys don't need them. Boys don't have breasts.
Alasdair: Oh. When I get older, I'm going to put breasts on my Christmas list.
Me: I'm sure you will
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Resolution Run Report
I showed up to the Running Room with plenty of time to pick up my bib, go to the washroom and hang around, outside wit the other 75-100 runners.
The weather was AMAZING for December 31st in the GTA! 9 degrees with no wind and a fine mist at times. I had brought the Resolution Jacket that we got as part of the kit just in case, but I didn't need it at all. In fact, by the end of the run, I was feeling very hot in my brand new warm running tights and a tank top, long sleeved dry-fit top and wind jacket. I'm glad I wore a baseball cap instead of a toque.
The run was through a subdivision and it was tough as there were many, many, many slight variations in the grade of the road which meant a bunch of up and downs. I powered through most of them though and only ended up walking three times.
I finished in 34:45 which is awesome as it means I cut 4 minutes from the Jingle 5k 20 days ago!
I now have to decide if I'm going to join the running room's half marathon program targeting the Mississauga half marathon or if I'm going to do it on my own. In the meantime, the goal is to run 20k a week in the next few weeks until I'm forced to make a decision.
The weather was AMAZING for December 31st in the GTA! 9 degrees with no wind and a fine mist at times. I had brought the Resolution Jacket that we got as part of the kit just in case, but I didn't need it at all. In fact, by the end of the run, I was feeling very hot in my brand new warm running tights and a tank top, long sleeved dry-fit top and wind jacket. I'm glad I wore a baseball cap instead of a toque.
The run was through a subdivision and it was tough as there were many, many, many slight variations in the grade of the road which meant a bunch of up and downs. I powered through most of them though and only ended up walking three times.
I finished in 34:45 which is awesome as it means I cut 4 minutes from the Jingle 5k 20 days ago!
I now have to decide if I'm going to join the running room's half marathon program targeting the Mississauga half marathon or if I'm going to do it on my own. In the meantime, the goal is to run 20k a week in the next few weeks until I'm forced to make a decision.
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